Adventures of a female master runner in Metropolitan Washington, DC.
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue The Firecracker 5K was going to be my last race before settling into training for the New York City Marathon. Training I’ve been working
Continue reading
Start spreading the news – I officially started training for the New York City Marathon this week! The first workout was a little rough with 75+ degree temperatures and 90% humidity. But, the week ended well with a fun tempo
Continue readingClothing & Gear Amphipod AirFlow Lite Waistpack. I received this waistpack as a gift this week. I’ve noticed I’m taking fewer pictures on my runs now that I’m wearing the armband instead of a SPI-belt – it’s a hassle to
Continue reading
I flew back from San Diego on Monday and got down to work – I had an interval workout on Tuesday, hills on Friday, and medium run on Saturday. I missed Thursday’s easy run due to weather, though. New York
Continue reading
Clothing & Gear As I start getting ready to train for the New York City Marathon, I’m looking at my clothing and gear carefully. For some reason, I don’t have as many items for summer running as I do for
Continue reading
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I was planning to run the San Diego Half Marathon a few weeks ago, but a friend’s wedding led me to change plans and
Continue readingIt was a good training week even though I didn’t get much sleep. I flew to San Diego for a friend’s wedding on Friday. I only had two workouts – a tempo run on Wednesday and a half marathon/long run
Continue reading
Clothing & Gear Shoes. I forgot to mention in last week’s supplemental post that I got a new pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 19s. First things first, I blinged them out with shoe charms! I’ve worn this shoe for at
Continue readingScroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue For years, this has been a must do summer race for me. I think this was my 13th Lawyers Have Heart 10K. But, I
Continue reading
The week started with a lot of easy running. I’ve been trying to keep the pace truly comfortable. On Wednesday, I ran a workout with mixed success. I finished the week with a surprising time at Lawyers Have Heart considering
Continue reading